Next decade in HK holds little hope of political change, as Basic Law amendments sideline local government, pro-Beijing heavyweights say


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Next decade in HK holds little hope of political change, as Basic Law amendments sideline local government, pro-Beijing heavyweights say South China Morning Post | 5:02 AM Beijing’s massive shake-up of the Hong Kong electoral system is likely to remain in place for at least the next decade, as new amendments to the city’s mini-constitution have left no room for the local government to manoeuvre, according to several pro-establishment heavyweights. A Post review of the two new Basic Law annexes shows that the local government’s authority to initiate political reform has been eliminated through the removal of the so-called five-step...